Colleen and
Cooper had a long hard difficult road.. A lot of people would of thrown in the
towel but because of her love and devotion to her "Cooper" she never
did. At 3 Cooper began his agility
career with a first place in Novice A Jumpers.. But the real story is about his
3 years before agility..
Practice-Practice-Practice
After a couple
of manners classes Colleen felt she was ready for agility, after all she had a
Border Collie ( the breed that excels in the sport).. That all sounded good but
little did Colleen know the battle she was about to enter was going to be long
and hard.. Turns out there was not much
Cooper was not afraid of... You name a contact obstacle and Cooper didn't like
it.. Fortunately Colleen saw the
potential and accepted the challenge.. Her attitude was "we will conquer
these fears if it takes forever" and it almost did... If I remember correctly first it was the
A-Frame, then the dog walk and then the dreaded teeter.. None were easy and
nothing was done in a few days rather the process generally took months... Each
obstacle was a battle with a little victory everyday.. But sometimes the battle
is worth the victory, the end goal, the crowning touch.... Born in March of
2009 Cooper got his first "Q" at Queen City in March of 2012 and has
not stopped since.. A little over a year after that first "Q" Cooper
has many "Q's" and is known as "Cooper IX AX AXJ XF" (Excellent
level Standard, Jumpers and Fast)
I congratulate Colleen and her wonderful Cooper.....
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